[security-announce] eglibc: Security update

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Enea Linux Security Advisory
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Product/package: eglibc
Severity: Low
Issue date: 2015-02-22
CVE Names: CVE-2014-9402
Layer: meta
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This security patch fixes a denial of service in getnetbyname function.
README file: 0044-eglibc-CVE-2014-9402.README
Patch file: 0044-eglibc-CVE-2014-9402.patch
Description
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getnetbyname function in eglibc 2.21 and earlier will
enter an infinite loop if the DNS backend is activated
in the system Name Service Switch configuration, and the
DNS resolver receives a positive answer while processing
the networkname.
References
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https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9402https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17630
How to apply the patches
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- - Preparation
Make sure that you have an installation of Enea Linux and have
applied the existing patches in the right order
wget http://linux.enea.com/4.0/Enea-Linux-4.0.tar.gz
tar zxf Enea-Linux-4.0.tar.gz
cd Enea-Linux-4.0/poky/
<Fetch and apply the existing patches >
- - Fetch and apply the new patch
wget http://linux.enea.com/4.0/patches/0044-eglibc-CVE-2014-9402.patch
patch -p1 < ./0044-eglibc-CVE-2014-9402.patch
If you have any questions regarding the security patches and security
updates please contact security at enea.com.
Enea Security Team
Sona Sarmadi
Mobile: +46 70 971 4475
www.enea.com
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